South Western Air Command

South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force दक्षिण पश्चिमी वायु कमान, भारतीय वायु सेना
Emblem of the South Western Air Command
Founded	23 July 1980
Country	India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Type	Operational Air Command
Role	Air Defence, Maritime strike role.
Headquarters	Gandhinagar
Motto(s)	Sanskrit: Jai Shree Varte Veeramh Victory embraces the brave
Engagements	Atlantique incident, Bhuj earthquake relief, 2001, Gujarat flood relief, 2005
Commanders
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief	Air Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir, AVSM, VM

The South Western Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force. It was raised in Jodhpur in July 1980 from the No.1 Operations group of the Western Air Command. Its operations sector includes most of Rajasthan, through Gujarat and Saurashtra, as far south as Kutch and Pune. The SWAC moved to its current headquarters in Gandhinagar in May 1998, and incorporates the Indian airbases of Bhuj, Jaisalmer, Naliya, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Uttarlai/Barmer and Pune. It controls air operations in the south western air sector, which includes most of Rajasthan, and south through Gujarat to Saurashtra, and Kutch to Pune. It also operates the forward airbases at Ahmedabad, Nal, Suratgarh and . The SWAC's role has historically been largely of air defence, although it has been reported to have incorporated a strike profile.

Organization

Squadrons include:

Squadron	Base	Equipment	Notes
No. 20 Squadron IAF	Lohegaon Air Force Station	Su-30MKI	No. 2 Wing
No. 30 Squadron IAF	Lohegaon Air Force Station	Su-30MKI	No. 2 Wing
No. 15 Squadron IAF	Bhuj Air Force Station	Mig-21bis	No. 27 Wing
No. 10 Squadron IAF	Jodhpur Air Force Station	Mig-27UPG	No. 32 Wing
No. 29 Squadron IAF	Jodhpur Air Force Station	Mig-27UPG	No. 32 Wing
No. 107 Helicopter Unit, IAF	Jodhpur Air Force Station	Mi-8	No. 32 Wing
No. 116 Helicopter Unit, IAF	Jodhpur Air Force Station	HAL Chetak	No. 32 Wing
No. 119 Helicopter Unit, IAF	Jodhpur Air Force Station	Mi-8	No. 32 Wing
No. 6 Squadron IAF	Jamnagar Air Force Station	JaguarIS/IM/IB	No. 33 Wing
No. 141 SSS Flight, IAF	Jamnagar Air Force Station	HAL Chetak	No. 33 Wing IAF
No. 23 Squadron IAF	Suratgarh Air Force Station	Mig-21	No. 35 Wing IAF
No. 104 Helicopter Squadron, IAF	Suratgarh Air Force Station	Mi-35	No. 35 Wing
No. 11 Squadron IAF	Vadodara Air Force Station	Avro 748M	No. 36 Wing
No. 44 Squadron IAF	Nagpur Air Force Station	Il-76MD	No. 44 Wing
No. 4 Squadron IAF	Uttarlai Air Force Station	Mig-21	No. 5 FBSU
No. 101 Squadron IAF	Naliya Air Force Station	Mig-21M	No. 12 FBSU

References

External links

• Bharat-Rakshak.com, IAF COMMAND STRUCTURE